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	Head of Philly Archdiocese Expected to Resign Pottstown Mercury July 19, 2011 http://www.dailylocal.com/articles/2011/07/18/news/doc4e2464a43a39c293947310.txt According to a report by Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter, Cardinal Justin Rigali is expected to resign this week. Rigali is the head of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, which has been rocked with recent revelations of child abuse at area churches. A grand jury report issued in February determined the archdiocese did not follow its own procedures when clergy members were suspected or found to have abused children. The grand jury criticized the archdiocese for leaving priests suspected of abuse in ministerial positions. Three priests and a teacher were charged this year by the grand jury with rape of children. A monsignor in the archdiocese was also charged with endangering children by transferring the suspected priests.
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